Originally Posted by
init4fun
Mike , I'm glad you brought up Muncie , cause I have an idea concerning that as well ;
Ok , so great , we have Muncie , a world class aeromodeling Mecca , and it's complete . Built . Perfect . What's to say the AMA shouldn't stop spending another dime expanding anything there or on other than just helping new clubs get started and endeavor instead to build one of the same type national flying sites on each coast ? This way we got the folks on both sides and the middle of the country all covered by a national flying site somewhat easier to get to for someone from Florida or Maine for instance . If there were a national site somewhere in the North or South Carolina area that'd be one heck of a shorter trip than Muncie would and then far more would have easier access to a group paid for national flying site . And yes of course Muncie would always remain as the "corporate offices" domicile as such business always does need a home base and it has served the role fine all these years .
Three national flying sites as I described VS one ever expanding one , anybody got any comments on which would make better financial sense for the group at large ?
Just the upkeep alone is a sizable amount. Just look over the financials and you'll see what I mean, Now they are contemplating the purchase of this ( taken from the last EC minutes).
Rantoul, IL – This item is for discussion only. This is where the Indoor Nats will be held. An AMA member came to AMA with a proposal to purchase the Rantoul facility. It is an old hangar with a 98-foot ceiling; would be appropriate for Indoor FF and Indoor RC. The city currently owns it;
the sale price is around 250k. Renovations to the facility could be as high as 2mil. It is on an airport and there are no zoning requirements. The ED would like to let staff do more research on the project; it is a historical building and there may be an opportunity for a historical grant; could also negotiate with the city. Maintenance of the site would need to be considered. Once more research is completed, the ED will come back to Council with more information.
I don't even see why this is even being considered..............................
Mike